The Acacia Group of California State University, Fullerton is seekingpapers for our 2006 conference to be held February 17th and 18th,2006. We are interested papers/presentations for the followingsuggested panel:

"Magical Realism: Real or Imaginary?"There is very little agreement to what the terms and condition are inthe genre of magical realism. It can be argued that there is anelement of faith in magical realism, that asks the reader to expandtheir perspective of the world and allow for the realistic possibilityof a space in which the magical and the real coexist. Conversely,magical realism is also seen as closer to fantastic literature, inthat it creates a literary space that is based on the imagination, notreality, in which supernatural elements are only metaphoricalrepresentations. This topic invites papers that explore thespirituality, or lack thereof, in magical realism.

We are accepting completed paper submissions only, no abstractsplease. Creative writing/productions/performance contributions areencouraged to function as commentaries on or expressions of any andall of the topics listed, or, they may be submitted individually forspecial panel consideration. Submissions that will not be presentedin written form (performances, art, etc.) must include a brief (1-2page) explanation of the submission's relevance to the topic/theme,materials used, and concepts explored. All presentations, whetherwritten, performed, or shown may not exceed 20 minutes.

Submission Deadline: December 17, 2005Conference date: February 17-18, 2006Please note submissions are open to graduate and undergraduate students.Please note panel title in your subject line and send completed papersof 10-12 pages in Word format to: